Edmund iybanning



` hip-bones.

' the bar i, one and one-heifer two inches above the pubes.

UNITED STATES EDMUXI) l. BANNIN PATENT y OrricE.

, or New i'onit, N. Y.

iMPnovEMENT iN 'fausses Fon UTEniNi-z super-mrs Speclicnlioii foi-ming purtnt' Letters lutent No. 43,560, dated July 19. 18M.

.To nl! whom it mail concern:

:e it known tim; l, liniiiNn l. BAN-Nino, M. Il., ot' the city, county, nud Stute of New York, hiive invented n cci-tuin new `and [mprovcil l'tei'ine hereby dechire the following io'bc a t'nll nud exact description 0f the suine, reference being had tolthc'ncconipniiyini; drawings, making pnit of this specification, in whichl Figure l is ii perspective view of my iniproved nppnrutiis. Fig. i. is n side elevation ofthe saine.

Similar letters of reference indicare correspending parts in the several views.

This invention relates to an zippnrutus that may be employed withjsailutnry etfect by feinnlessiitieriiiff from roln )sus utei'i oi other dcriiwngeniciits of theA pelvic ergens.

.Iii. order thntothcrs. skilled in the nrt to which my inventionl appertniiis muy be ennbled to t'iiilyiinderstaiid and use'thc same, 'I g will. prei-filled to describe its construction and oA'eration. Y f

In the accompanying drawings, B B' repiten s nt springs, which are arched or curved iu shown, und either formed iii one piece wi the horizontal bnr C iii-securely attached thereto by screws or in any other suitable iniiniier. The bar C passes through' u loop formed ou the lower end of ahar,A, :ind is lirnily fastened therein by n screw. The iurved jspringsli B inn-y be in iide'to'exctly conform to or tit' the arch'ot .the innominato.

oit-side bones of theJ hips, iind when adjusted i0 the person und employed in connection with the other parts 'of the,zqipziriitusi to be fief scribed, snidsprings exert a regular and even front andpressiire at the sides and ii pon the hinder parts of thebody throughout ltheir en` tire extent, their position,w'iiencdjusted be ing just above and inside of, the crest-s of the opposite those conjoi'ning the hart) the springs B B may be connected by barsC C2, which' occiipy about the saine horizontal plane as O, and cross the body at n'poiiit say Tliel bars C Onay in like inniiner with the bar() bc formed in one piece with the springs B B, or separately, ns may he pret'erredand they are adapted to he turned open to anyex-l application of the springs tent to admit ol' the Support or Bziliincer; v:ind I do i At' their frontends or;the-.endsl B B to the body and from what muy he terined a sliploek, the bnr C' being provided with projecting catches c, which enter either of a gscri'es oi corresponding apertures, 6', iu thc 4bnr U2, wlierety the springs B B muy be scciirely rctnined in :my position in which it is desired to adjust. them. l ',To the rear bnr, C, are iittiichcd hip-pads i Ci C by menus oi'short perpeiidieuhir springs Gf C, which nre so curved inward as to adapt the pads C C to press upon the glutei innscles in such :i manner :is to prevent the bar C from squeezing or ehatiiig the hips. These pads C O3 constitute the renr distal points ot' the main springs power, und they not only protect the bones, \essels,`ncrves, nudmuscles from the pressure, ot' the bnr (l, hiitzbyi 'their lirni pressure upon thc belly 0f the-glutei 4muscles they greatly support ind nid inwakkr; ing, precisely :is n person when fatigued re,- ceives support and rest hy pressing the hands upon the hips. When the springs B B'arc :\f"stedl tothe hips, they are not liable to nccideiitai;displacement, the hips constituting such lirin'hehrings for them to resi upon that they will lbe. nniiiiineneed by anyinovcnient-0f the body \vhate\'er,'eiid from-their, peculiar g construction end adnptntioii are capable `ot'v sustaining a greiitj auiouiitof weight;4 even i the weight of the whole body, witlioutjcnu'sff hing pain, strangnlntion, or impediment in i walking.

As, hitherto constructed, the horizontal hands or braces, which piiss around and out, side ofthehips nregverydeectives they are: i caused to assente lowerpositions under pressirre or weight, und constantly compress the innselesstrangulate the vascular and nerve circula-tion, and nre pepetunlly shrking or slip: ping as the patient bends or shifts his weight from one foot to the other, thusdeprivingrtlie wearer of any firm or reliable support; and producing uneasiness, numbness, and dissatisfaction generally. It isevident that by my invention these diiiculties are altogether obviated.' Y

E represents a plate or pad attached to the front bar, C', at a point equidistant'between the i'rentends of, thcmain spring VBi ,Bmg ineensoi? inshortii'nd curved vertical spring; rhichiis looped over the oni` C and ser, cured iii position by s screw, e. The-lower J is prevented from receiving any undne roalone nor the plate E could accomplish the tatory movement. The spring I both crowds i object in view, but the combined action of the up the balance J2 and holds its convexity to two eects it perfectly. ,y the eoneavity of the Sacrum. To prevent the i Having thus described my invent-ion,`thc too forcible ascentof the balance J' J2, the f following is what I claim as new therein and block I is slipped upon the tenen J previously desire to secure by Let'e As Patent.

to the insert-ion of said balance, and thus, be- 1. The uterine balanceJ JJ2J,constrneted sides covering and supportingr tbe vulva, acts and operating substantially as described.

ns a guard to regulate the desired depth ott 2. The cap or block l', constructed with two insertion. Thus, by the joint lifting action of eonvexities und operating to support the the plate E-elevating the visceral weight up vulva, in the manner described.

, from the won ,-and cross piece J2 and cup 1 3. In combination with the spring B B and Jn is aceompliened the easy and comfortable I uterine balance J .l2 J, the curved springI removal of uterine retroversion, lateral oblql I, adapted, as explained,L to permit the ready nit-y, 0r antivcrsion, without injurious presnattachment, removal, and adjustment of lthe ure on the ladderrectnm, or uterus, am i said balance.

without the least debilitating distention of the E. l". BAFNlNG. vagina, as is always produced by the usual l .Witnessem globe, ring, horseshoe, and other pessam'es. OCTMIUS KNIGHT,

Hence itis manifest `that. neither the balance CHARLES D. SMITH. 

